PL30 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PL30 postcode district recorded 1,449 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,253 casualties. Of these collisions, 32 were fatal and 203 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 3% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 32
- Serious
- 203
- Casualties
- 2,253
- Fatal
- 32
- Serious
- 203
- Casualties
- 2,253
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PL30
Roads in PL30
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PL30 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PL30 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,449
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,253
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
32
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
203
16.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PL30 postcode district
Collisions in the PL30 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.6% of the total), with 20.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
79% of recorded collisions in the PL30 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 26% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PL30 postcode district have produced 2,253 casualties. Pedestrians account for 2.6% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 156 collisions, Monday 196 collisions, Tuesday 202 collisions, Wednesday 210 collisions, Thursday 223 collisions, Friday 255 collisions, Saturday 207 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,154 collisions, Darkness 295 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,144 collisions, Dual carriageway 233 collisions, Roundabout 52 collisions, Slip road 12 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 151 collisions, 40 mph 57 collisions, 50 mph 136 collisions, 60 mph 923 collisions, 70 mph 179 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,041 collisions, Raining no high winds 235 collisions, Raining + high winds 66 collisions, Other 49 collisions, Fine + high winds 31 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,457 casualties, Passenger 738 casualties, Pedestrian 58 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PL30 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PL30 postcode district?
1,449 collisions have been recorded in the PL30 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,253 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PL30 postcode district were serious or fatal?
32 were fatal and 203 were serious — 16.2% of all recorded collisions in the PL30 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PL30 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the PL30 postcode district, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 20.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PL30 postcode district happen on?
79% of collisions in the PL30 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PL30 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 2.6% of the 2,253 casualties recorded in the PL30 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PL30 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PL30 postcode district rose 3% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for the PL30 postcode district come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for the PL30 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.